It's actually quite surprising how many films are based on books. There are the obvious ones, of course, but perhaps you will find a hidden treasure in this list. Seen the film? Now read the book!external image cover.jpg

The Guardians of Ga'Hoole - Kathryn Laksy
The Harry Potter series - J. K. Rowling
The Twilight series - Stephenie Meyer
Tomorrow When The War Began - John Marsden
Emma - Jane Austen (Did you know the film 'Clueless is also based on this novel?)
Schindler's Ark - Thomas Keanelly (The film is called Schindler's List)
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
Girl with a Pearl Earring - Tracy Chevalier
Mao's Last Dancer - Li Cunxin
A Walk To Remember - Nicholas Sparks
Dear John - Nicholas Sparks
Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larson
Matilda - Roald Dahl
The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brownexternal image lovely(2).jpg
My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult
The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
Sherlock Holmes series- Arthur Conan Doyle
Under the Tuscan Sun - Frnaces Mayes
The Remains of the Day - Kazuro Ishiguro
The Horse Whisperer - Nicholas Evans
A Room with a View - E. M. Forster
A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess
The Portrait of a Lady - Henry James
Beloved - Toni Morrison
Not Without My Daughter - Betty Mahmoodyexternal image marley_and_me_john_grogran.jpg
Madame Doubtfire - Anne Fine (The film is called Mrs Doubtfire)
Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence - Doris Pilkington
Bridget Jones's Diary - Helen Fielding
Inventing the Abbotts, and Other Stories - Sue Miller
The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
Saving Private Ryan - Max Allen Collins
The Hours - Michael Cunningham
Marley and Me - John Grogan